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Sgt. Morris Stanland Collier |
Born: 14 June 1918 - Mercer
County, Kentucky - first name: Maurice - may have changed it - used "Morris" on his military records Mother: Dametnes Collier & Maggie Carey-Collier Siblings: 3 sisters, 2 brothers - 1940 - his siblings and him were living with his oldest brother Home: 212 Rose Hill Lane - Harrodsburg, Kentucky Occupation: Road Construction Enlisted: Kentucky National Guard Inducted: U. S. Army - 25 November 1940 Training: - Fort Knox, Kentucky - Camp Polk, Louisiana Overseas Duty:
- U.S.A.T Hugh L. Scott
- soldiers
bused to Ft. Stotsenburg Stationed: Engagements: - Northern Luzon - 8 December 1941 - 6 January 1942 - Battle of Bataan - 7 January 1942 - 9 April 1942 Prisoner of War: -Unknown - He may have escaped to Corregidor POW Camps: - Philippine Islands:
- Cabanatuan Japan: - Work: coal mining - Shifts: 9 Hours 30 minutes Hell Ship: - Canadian Inventor - Sailed: Manila - 4 July 1944 - ship returned to Manila because of boiler problems - 5 July 1944 - remained in port for eleven days for repairs - Sailed: Manila - 16 July 1944 - ship experienced more boiler problems - convoy left Canadian Inventor behind - Arrived: Takao, Formosa - 23 July 1944 - remained in port while salt was loaded onto ship - Sailed: Takao - 4 August 1944 - ship made way along west coast of Formosa to Keelung - Arrived: Keelung Harbor - 5 August 1944 - stayed in harbor for twelve days - Sailed: Keelung Harbor - 17 August 1944 - as Canadian Inventor approached Ryuku Islands, north of Formosa. it had more boiler problems - Arrived: Naha, Okinawa - unknown - boiler repairs were made - Sailed: Naha - Unknown - Arrived: Moji, Japan - 1 September 1944 Liberated:
15 September 1945 Discharged: 8 April 1946 Married: Mildred Sponcil Children: 2 sons Employed: Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot, Avon, Kentucky Died: 13 January 1993 - Nicholasville, Kentucky Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery - Nicholasville, Kentucky |
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